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{{For|Indonesian actress|Prilly Latuconsina}} {{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Prilly | image_photo = Entree-nord-gare-prilly-malley.jpg | image_caption = Prilly-Malley rail station | municipality_type = city | imagepath_coa = CHE Prilly COA.svg | imagepath_flag = CHE Prilly Flag.svg | canton = Vaud | iso-code-region = CH-VD | district = [[Ouest Lausannois District|Ouest Lausannois]] |coordinates = {{coord|46|32|N|6|36|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 1008 | municipality_code = 5589 | area = 2.19 | elevation = 481|elevation_description= | population =10750|populationof = December 2006 | popofyear = 2006 | website = www.prilly.ch | mayor = Alain Gillièron|mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = Syndic |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Jouxtens-Mézery]], [[Lausanne]], [[Renens]], [[Romanel-sur-Lausanne]] | twintowns = [[Giubiasco]] (Switzerland) |}} '''Prilly''' ({{IPA|fr|pʁiji}}) is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in [[Switzerland]] in the canton of [[Vaud]], located in the district of [[Ouest Lausannois District|Ouest Lausannois]]. It is one of the western suburbs of the city of [[Lausanne]]. ==History== Prilly is first mentioned around 976-77 as {{lang|la|in uilla que uocatur presliacus}}. By 1185 it was known as ''Prillie''.<ref name=HDS/> ==Geography== [[File:Vigne Communale de Prilly.JPG|thumb|left|Vineyards in Prilly]] [[File:ETH-BIB-Prilly, Lausanne-LBS H1-022607.tif|thumb|Aerial view (1960)]] Prilly has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{convert|2.19|-|2.18|km2|mi2|sp=us}} (depending on calculation method). Of this area, {{convert|0.24|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 11.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|0.14|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 6.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{convert|1.8|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 82.2% is settled (buildings or roads).<ref name=BFS_land>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics] 2009 data {{in lang|de}} accessed 25 March 2010</ref> Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 51.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 15.1%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 9.1%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 7.8% is used for growing crops and 2.7% is pastures.<ref name=BFS_land/> The municipality was part of the [[Lausanne District]] until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Prilly became part of the new district of Ouest Lausannois.<ref name=Mutation>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113231755/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html |date=2015-11-13 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 4 April 2011</ref> The village of Prilly is developed along the Lausanne-Jougne street and is now part of the [[urban agglomeration|agglomeration]] of Lausanne. It consists of the village of Prilly and the [[hamlet (place)|hamlets]] of Le Chasseur, La Fleur-de-Lys and L'Union, all three of which developed along the Prilly-[[Neuchâtel]] road. ==Coat of arms== The [[blazon]] of the municipal [[coat of arms]] is ''[[Division of the field|Party]] [[gules]] and [[Vert (heraldry)|vert]], a [[fleur de lys]] [[Or (heraldry)|or]], overall.''<ref>[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ch-vd137.html Flags of the World.com] accessed 21-June-2011</ref> ==Demographics== Prilly has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-VD}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-VD|5589}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-VD}} {{as of|2008}}, 36.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals.<ref name=HDS_superweb>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/onlinedb/superweb/login.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Superweb database - Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008] {{in lang|de}} accessed 19 June 2010</ref> Over the last 10 years (1999–2009) the population has changed at a rate of 7.5%. It has changed at a rate of 6.1% due to migration and at a rate of 2.9% due to births and deaths.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 21-June-2011</ref> Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks [[French language|French]] (8,774 or 80.1%), with [[Italian language|Italian]] being second most common (503 or 4.6%) and [[German language|German]] being third (364 or 3.3%). There are 6 people who speak [[Romansh language|Romansh]].<ref name=STAT2000/> Of the population in the municipality 1,716 or about 15.7% were born in Prilly and lived there in 2000. There were 3,455 or 31.5% who were born in the same canton, while 1,738 or 15.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 3,635 or 33.2% were born outside of Switzerland.<ref name=STAT2000/> In {{as of|2008|alt=2008}} there were 67 live births to Swiss citizens and 69 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 90 deaths of Swiss citizens and 20 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 23 while the foreign population increased by 49. There were 2 Swiss men and 3 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 149 non-Swiss men and 128 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 38 and the non-Swiss population increased by 194 people. This represents a [[Population growth#Population growth rate|population growth rate]] of 2.1%.<ref name=HDS_superweb/> The age distribution, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, in Prilly is; 1,110 children or 9.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 1,081 teenagers or 9.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 1,528 people or 13.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 1,710 people or 15.3% are between 30 and 39, 1,612 people or 14.4% are between 40 and 49, and 1,239 people or 11.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 1,211 people or 10.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 991 people or 8.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 619 people or 5.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 99 people or 0.9% who are 90 and older.<ref name=Vaud_Pop_Stats>[http://www.scris.vd.ch/Default.aspx?DomID=2016 Canton of Vaud Statistical Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316091212/http://www.scris.vd.ch/Default.aspx?DomID=2016 |date=2015-03-16 }} {{in lang|fr}} accessed 29 April 2011</ref> {{as of|2000}}, there were 4,181 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 5,160 married individuals, 795 widows or widowers and 819 individuals who are divorced.<ref name=STAT2000>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.3%20-%202000/40.3%20-%202000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=3&openChild=true STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409212530/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.3%20-%202000/40.3%20-%202000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=3&openChild=true |date=2014-04-09 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 2 February 2011</ref> {{as of|2000}}, there were 5,437 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.0 persons per household.<ref name=SFSO/> There were 2,432 households that consist of only one person and 174 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 5,531 households that answered this question, 44.0% were households made up of just one person and there were 20 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 1,410 married couples without children, 1,194 married couples with children. There were 279 single parents with a child or children. There were 102 households that were made up of unrelated people and 94 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.<ref name=STAT2000/> {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}} there were 255 single family homes (or 29.7% of the total) out of a total of 860 inhabited buildings. There were 443 multi-family buildings (51.5%), along with 120 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (14.0%) and 42 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (4.9%). Of the single family homes 26 were built before 1919, while 20 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (97) were built between 1919 and 1945. The most multi-family homes (134) were built between 1946 and 1960 and the next most (96) were built between 1961 and 1970. There were 18 multi-family houses built between 1996 and 2000.<ref name=Housing>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_09%20-%20Bau-%20und%20Wohnungswesen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen.asp?lang=1&prod=09&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 - Gebäude und Wohnungen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907111534/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_09%20-%20Bau-%20und%20Wohnungswesen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen.asp?lang=1&prod=09&secprod=2&openChild=true |date=2014-09-07 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref> {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}} there were 6,011 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 2,217. There were 572 single room apartments and 467 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 5,337 apartments (88.8% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 519 apartments (8.6%) were seasonally occupied and 155 apartments (2.6%) were empty.<ref name=Housing/> {{as of|2009}}, the construction rate of new housing units was 0.4 new units per 1000 residents.<ref name=SFSO/> The vacancy rate for the municipality, {{as of|2010|alt=in 2010}}, was 0.16%.<ref name=SFSO/> The historical population is given in the following chart:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|2411|Prilly}}</ref><ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930162751/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=true |date=2014-09-30 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 29 January 2011</ref> <timeline> Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:1140 height:210 PlotArea = height:150 left:100 bottom:50 right:100 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:14000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:3000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:600 start:0 PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:40 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1416 from:start till:112 bar:1416 at:122 fontsize:S text: "[[Hearth tax|28 Hearths]]" shift:(8,5) bar:1550 from:start till:40 bar:1550 at:50 fontsize:S text: "[[Hearth tax|10 Hearths]]" shift:(8,5) bar:1764 from:start till:114 text:"114" bar:1850 from:start till:309 text:"309" bar:1860 from:start till:353 text:"353" bar:1870 from:start till:550 text:"550" bar:1880 from:start till:991 text:"991" bar:1888 from:start till:1203 text:"1,203" bar:1900 from:start till:1569 text:"1,569" bar:1910 from:start till:2358 text:"2,358" bar:1920 from:start till:2411 text:"2,411" bar:1930 from:start till:3276 text:"3,276" bar:1941 from:start till:3440 text:"3,440" bar:1950 from:start till:3992 text:"3,992" bar:1960 from:start till:8430 text:"8,430" bar:1970 from:start till:13352 text:"13,352" bar:1980 from:start till:11931 text:"11,931" bar:1990 from:start till:11284 text:"11,284" bar:2000 from:start till:10955 text:"10,955" </timeline> ==Politics== In the [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007 federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SP]] which received 25.87% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] (20.75%), the [[FDP.The Liberals|FDP]] (15.11%) and the [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party]] (13.83%). In the federal election, a total of 2,423 votes were cast, and the [[voter turnout]] was 41.9%.<ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/04/03.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office, ''Nationalratswahlen 2007: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung, nach Gemeinden/Bezirk/Canton''] {{in lang|de}} accessed 28 May 2010</ref> ==Economy== {{as of|2010|In 2010}}, Prilly had an unemployment rate of 5.7%. {{as of|2008}}, there were 2 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 1 business involved in this sector. 1,699 people were employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there were 62 businesses in this sector. 3,369 people were employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 258 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/> There were 5,276 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.2% of the workforce. {{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} the total number of [[full-time equivalent]] jobs was 4,502. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 2, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 1,638 of which 1,269 or (77.5%) were in manufacturing and 369 (22.5%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 2,862. In the tertiary sector; 641 or 22.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 41 or 1.4% were in the movement and storage of goods, 127 or 4.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 89 or 3.1% were in the information industry, 700 or 24.5% were the insurance or financial industry, 259 or 9.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 129 or 4.5% were in education and 639 or 22.3% were in health care.<ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_06%20-%20Industrie%20und%20Dienstleistungen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen.asp?lang=1&prod=06&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225013454/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_06%20-%20Industrie%20und%20Dienstleistungen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen.asp?lang=1&prod=06&secprod=2&openChild=true |date=2014-12-25 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref> {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, there were 4,664 workers who commuted into the municipality and 4,153 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.1 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. About 2.9% of the workforce coming into Prilly are coming from outside Switzerland.<ref name=commuter>[http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Statweb] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120804043150/http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php |date=2012-08-04 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 24 June 2010</ref> Of the working population, 32.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 48.6% used a private car.<ref name=SFSO/> ==Religion== [[File:Eglise de Prilly, Suisse.JPG|thumb|Prilly village church]] From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 4,357 or 39.8% were [[Roman Catholic]], while 3,588 or 32.8% belonged to the [[Swiss Reformed Church]]. Of the rest of the population, there were 221 [[Eastern Orthodox Church|members of an Orthodox church]] (or about 2.02% of the population), there were 9 individuals (or about 0.08% of the population) who belonged to the [[Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland|Christian Catholic Church]], and there were 435 individuals (or about 3.97% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 14 individuals (or about 0.13% of the population) who were [[Judaism|Jewish]], and 651 (or about 5.94% of the population) who were [[Islam]]ic. There were 24 individuals who were [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], 65 individuals who were [[Hinduism|Hindu]] and 17 individuals who belonged to another church. 1,168 (or about 10.66% of the population) belonged to no church, are [[Agnosticism|agnostic]] or [[Atheism|atheist]], and 616 individuals (or about 5.62% of the population) did not answer the question.<ref name=STAT2000/> ==Transport== The municipality has four railway stations on two different lines: {{rws|Prilly-Malley}}, which is located on the main line between [[Geneva]] and [[Lausanne]]; and {{rws|Union-Prilly}}, {{rws|Prilly-Chasseur}}, and {{rws|Cery-Fleur-de-Lys}} on the suburban [[Lausanne–Bercher line]]. There is also service from the bus and [[trolleybuses in Lausanne|trolleybus]] lines of [[Transports publics de la région lausannoise]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.t-l.ch/images/pdf/plan/plan_TL_SCHEMA_Decembre_2020.pdf | title=Plan de réseau schématique | date=13 December 2020 | accessdate=10 March 2021 | publisher=[[Transports publics de la région lausannoise|tl]] | language=fr | archive-date=4 May 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504192428/https://www.t-l.ch/images/pdf/plan/plan_TL_SCHEMA_Decembre_2020.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Education== In Prilly about 3,982 or (36.3%) of the population have completed non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]], and 1,185 or (10.8%) have completed additional higher education (either [[List of universities in Switzerland|university]] or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]''). Of the 1,185 who completed tertiary schooling, 49.5% were Swiss men, 27.3% were Swiss women, 14.5% were non-Swiss men and 8.7% were non-Swiss women.<ref name=STAT2000/> In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 1,165 students in the Prilly school district. In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.<ref>[http://www.scris.vd.ch/Default.aspx?DomId=1990 Organigramme de l'école vaudoise, année scolaire 2009-2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075019/http://www.scris.vd.ch/Default.aspx?DomId=1990 |date=2016-03-04 }} {{in lang|fr}} accessed 2 May 2011</ref> During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 803 children of which 502 children (62.5%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's [[primary school]] program requires students to attend for four years. There were 654 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 492 students in those schools. There were also 19 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school.<ref name=Vaud_Education>[http://www.scris.vd.ch/Default.aspx?DomID=2403 Canton of Vaud Statistical Office - Scol. obligatoire/filières de transition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425115309/http://www.scris.vd.ch/Default.aspx?DomID=2403 |date=2016-04-25 }} {{in lang|fr}} accessed 2 May 2011</ref> {{as of|2000}}, there were 418 students in Prilly who came from another municipality, while 473 residents attended schools outside the municipality.<ref name=commuter/> Prilly is home to the ''Communale de Prilly'' library. The library has ({{as of|2008|lc=on}}) 23,573 books or other media, and loaned out 74,031 items in the same year. It was open a total of 300 days with average of 18 hours per week during that year.<ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/16/02/02/data.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office, list of libraries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706231342/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/16/02/02/data.html |date=2015-07-06 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 14 May 2010</ref> == Notable people == * [[Charles Rist]] (1874 in Prilly – 1955) a French economist * [[Arthur Fonjallaz]] (1875 in Prilly – 1944) a Swiss military figure, publisher and fascist * [[Lauriane Gilliéron]] (born 1984) a Swiss actress, model and beauty queen, Miss Switzerland 2005 and 2nd runner up [[Miss Universe 2006]]; brought up in Prilly <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2598033/ IMDb Database] retrieved 10 February 2019</ref> ==See also== * [[Hospital of Cery]] ==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== {{commons category}} * [http://www.prilly.ch Official website] (in French) {{Municipalities of the district of Ouest Lausannois}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Cities in Switzerland]]
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